Posted by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
“Because we are using less of the Edwards’ water, that maybe takes some stress off the Edwards. Maybe it drops less quickly,” Gus says. “And maybe we’re a little less likely to hit the trigger. It does help us out in that regard.” That’s...
Posted by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The San Antonio Water System is flushing some of the most expensive water in Texas down a Northside creek as it struggles to finish a connection pipeline that has run nearly $80 million over early cost estimates. Originally set to be finished in mid-April,...
Posted by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development
Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan is cutting a 400-mile line across the middle of Texas, digging up vast swaths of private land for its planned Permian Highway Pipeline. The project is ceaseless, continuing through the coronavirus pandemic. Landowner Heath Frantzen said...
Posted by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Community Resilience News and Resources
As Texas saw its eighth consecutive day of record COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday, Austin-area officials began preparing for the possibility — considered remote but growing — that a field hospital might be needed to handle overflow patients. The Austin Convention...
Posted by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Many people are aware of Harriet Tubman’s work on the Underground Railroad and as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. Fewer know of her prowess as a naturalist. At the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State...
